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When completed in 2013, this series of 170,000 mirrors will power 140,000 California homes
November 2012
| By Mark Strauss
Two photographers ventured deep into the forests of central Africa to capture touching photos of a 33-year-old wild silverback and his clan
November 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
Paleontologists have known about Heterodontosaurus for decades, but a new restoration of the dinosaur shows just how freaky it was
October 24, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A nascent hurricane in the Caribbean could bring flooding and high winds to the East Coast—or could take a turn and head out to sea
October 24, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
A computer simulation supports the idea that grandmothers helped our species evolve social skills and longer lives
October 23, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
A CDC team races to Uganda just days after an outbreak of the killer virus to try to pinpoint exactly how it is transmitted to humans
November 2012
| By Joshua Hammer
This year's SVP conference in Raleigh, North Carolina showcased a wealth of new dinosaur science
October 23, 2012
| By Brian Switek
The ABO blood group evolved at least 20 million years ago, but scientists still don't understand the purpose of blood types
October 22, 2012
| By Erin Wayman
Unprecedented images from space capture the Sun’s true beauty
November 2012
| By Erin Wayman
The Geometrization Theorem may not sound the sexiest, but it reveals geometry’s innate splendor
November 01, 2012
| By Dana Mackenzie
New imaging techniques are mapping the locations of our aesthetic response
November 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
For men and women, looking good can mean extra cash in your bank account
November 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
The war on cancer has been going on for more than 40 years. Here are 10 small--and maybe not so small--victories scientists have had this year
October 22, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
For over a century and a half, paleontologists have been confounded by the sail-backed carnivore Becklespinax. What did this dinosaur really look like?
October 22, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A new experiment shows that the collective carbon dioxide exhaled by people around you might cause you to think more slowly
October 22, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Earlier this week, federal officials arrested a man charged with selling numerous illegal dinosaur specimens
October 19, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Debris shed by the legendary Halley's comet could make for an impressive meteor show
October 19, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Sediments and ancient leaves recovered from the bottom of a Japanese lake will help scientists around the world more precisely date ancient objects
October 18, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
It sounds funny, but when Google created a huge computer network that was able to identify cats from YouTube videos, it was a big leap forward for artificial intelligence.
October 18, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
What caused Australia's dinosaur stampede? A short musical performance suggests an answer
October 18, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A new type of evidence found in lunar rocks indicates that an enormous collision between a young Earth and a Mars-sized object formed the moon
October 17, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
In honor of Hagfish Day, learn about the seemingly-disgusting creatures' gill-clogging slime and ability to digest dead carcasses through their skin
October 17, 2012
| By Hannah Waters
Scientists disagree over whether a 3.5-million-year-old skull is a flat-faced species of hominid or just a distorted example of Australopithecus afarensis
October 17, 2012
| By Erin Wayman
The weird alvarezsaurs look perfectly-adapted to eating termites, but how can we find out what they really ate?
October 17, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A new study examines the neurological basis for unpleasant noises—and finds exactly which sounds are the most irritating
October 16, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
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